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Park Avenue & 106th Street, Manhattan

3 historical photos taken here between 1927 and 1942, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 106th Street, 1927

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 106th Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: Park Avenue - 106th Street, 1938

    Manhattan: Park Avenue - 106th Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: 106th Street - Park Avenue, 1942

    Manhattan: 106th Street - Park Avenue

    1942

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Park Avenue - 106th Street, 1938

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Manhattan: Park Avenue - 106th Street

1938

Park Avenue, at the S. W. corner of E. 106th Street. The latter thoroughfare is on the right and the photographer is viewing westward towards Central Park (west side of 5th Avenue). The archway through which he is viewing is a part of the stone causeway carrying the New York Central Railroad's tracks. 1938-9 Alexander Alland This photo is one of a series that appeared in the published volume "Portrait of N. Y." by Felix Reisenberg and Alex. Alland, IRGV.

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